Marcel Van Amelsvoort
（Kanagawa Prefectural College of Foreign Studies）
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Hello everyone. Back in December I briefly mentioned podcasts. This month I’d like to help steer members to some sites that can help you find and use podcasts. I’ll also introduce one site that lets people set up their own podcasts.

Marcel Van Amelsvoort
（Kanagawa Prefectural College of Foreign Studies）
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Hello everyone. Welcome to the last Treasure Hunt of 2005. This month we’
ll look at two very different things: podcasts and Christmas. Actually
they might not be so unrelated. You see, Santa knows what you want for
Christmas: an iPod (preferably a nano, right?). And what do you want to
do with your new toy? Well, of course you want to listen to music but
most likely you are also interested in podcasts. The name seems to be
everywhere this year. Podcasts are being used at universities all over
the US and they are being spoken about as a great revolution in
education. Well, they might not be that revolutionary, but they are
certainly a new and exciting tool for educators everywhere. Podcasts are
basically long listening files (think of recorded lectures or radio
programs) that can be downloaded and listened to later from any device
that can play sound files. You don’t need an iPod, in fact, you can use
your home computer, but part of the attraction of podcasts is that you
can listen to them anywhere at your convenience.